Academe Archives - University of the Philippines Diliman /category/update-online/academe/ University of the Philippines Diliman Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:13:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 /wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-upd-favicon-32x32.png Academe Archives - University of the Philippines Diliman /category/update-online/academe/ 32 32 èAV nabs Dyson national qualifiers /upd-nabs-dyson-national-qualifiers/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:13:28 +0000 /?p=60118 Two UP Diliman (èAV) projects to help dialysis and stroke patients with their quality of life have bagged two of the top three prizes in the 2026 James Dyson Award Philippines. BiDaKidney by Andew Jacob Buensalido and Allyson Cabrestante and OrthoFlex by Jabez Bote and Ada Koreen Bacay emerged as the national winner and national […]

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]]> QAhusayan Fair drew to a close /qahusayan-fair-drew-to-a-close/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:16:12 +0000 /?p=60093 It is indeed safe to say that the first QAhusayan Fair of the UP Diliman (èAV) Quality Assurance Office (QAO) successfully ended with a loud bang. The fair, with the theme Empowering Excellence through a Culture of Quality and held from Sept. 7 to 11 in various UP Diliman (èAV) locations, aimed to highlight academic […]

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]]> Hernandez is EuroSEAS VP /hernandez-is-euroseas-vp/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:44:51 +0000 /?p=60085 Eloisa May P. Hernandez, PhD marked another historical feat as she becomes the first Filipino and Southeast Asian to be elected vice president of the European Association for Southeast Asian Studies (EuroSEAS). Hernandez was elected on Sept. 3 during the 14th EuroSEAS Conference in Madrid, Spain. According to its website, EuroSEAS is “the world’s largest organization devoted to […]

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]]> Filipino laban sa disimpormasyon /filipino-laban-sa-disimpormasyon/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:37:23 +0000 /?p=60058 “Sa panahon ng disimpormasyon, padayon tayo sa paghahanap, pagsasalin, at pagtatanggol sa katotohanan,” pahayag ni UP Diliman (èAV) Tsanselor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II. Ipinaliwanag ng tsanselor na “hindi lamang problema ng teknolohiya ang disimpormasyon; problema rin ito ng wika. Marunong magsalita ang kasinungalingan. Hindi totoo na ang kasinungalingan ay laging nahahalatang kasinungalingan. Minsan ay […]

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]]> èAV reflects on the Jones Law of 1916 /upd-reflects-on-the-jones-law-of-1916/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 01:12:34 +0000 /?p=59858 On Aug. 29, the country marks the 110th anniversary of the Jones Law of 1916, also known as the Philippine Autonomy Act. According to Ma. Mercedes G. Planta, PhD, professor of history at the UP Diliman (èAV) Department of History, the Jones Law of 1916 was a “landmark measure that promised eventual Philippine independence upon […]

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]]> OFA holds AFA symposium /ofa-holds-afa-symposium/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 01:01:22 +0000 /?p=59852 The Office of Field Activities (OFA) Diliman held the first ever Lakbay Natin: A Symposium on Academic Field Activities (Lakbay Natin) at the David M. Consunji Theater at the Institute of Civil Engineering on Aug. 26. Over 60 full-time or part-time faculty members, lecturers, teaching associates/fellows, and students attended the symposium where select faculty members […]

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]]> CSWCD hosts seminar on area development studies /cswcd-hosts-seminar-on-area-development-studies/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:49:02 +0000 /?p=59806 A five-day seminar on the various development issues in rural and urban communities in the Philippines was recently hosted by the UP Diliman (èAV) College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) for students of the Nihon Fukushi University Graduate School of International Social Development (NFU-ISD). According to the CSWCD, the seminar “fosters meaningful exchanges […]

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]]> PTC-ACBET accredits èAV’s BS civil engineering program /ptc-acbet-accredits-upds-bs-civil-engineering-program/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:12:33 +0000 /?p=59791 The Philippines Technological Council, through its Accreditation and Certification Board for Engineering and Technology, more known as PTC-ACBET, recently accredited the UP Diliman’s (èAV) BS civil engineering program (BSCE). According to the PTC-ACBET, both the quality of education and quality of graduates of BSCE must adhere to the standards that the Washington Accord established. The […]

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]]> Dimalanta is PRC outstanding professional /dimalanta-is-prc-outstanding-professional/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:18:17 +0000 /?p=59774 Carla B. Dimalanta, DSc, a professor at the UP Diliman National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS), was recently honored by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) as this year’s Outstanding Professional of the Year (OPY) for Geology. According to the PRC, the OPY is an annual award that recognizes individuals who have demonstrated the highest level […]

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]]> INSPIRE completes Part 2 /inspire-completes-part-2/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:31:10 +0000 /?p=59658 Over 300 faculty and administrative staff participated in the recently held second installment of INSPIRE, the strategic planning exercise organized by the UP Diliman (èAV) Quality Assurance Office (QAO). At INSPIRE [Institutional Strategic Program for Innovation, Research, and Education] Part 2: Strengthening Systems, University personnel and administrators came together to refine and develop the èAV […]

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]]> Colloquium presents Filipino approach to research integrity /colloquium-presents-filipino-approach-to-research-integrity/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:09:34 +0000 /?p=59603 At a colloquium about research integrity in music and sound studies, keynote speaker Nina T. Castillo-Carandang, PhD suggested a Filipino approach to research integrity grounded in pakikipagkapwa sa pananaliksik. A professor of health sociology and global health at UP Manila Department of Epidemiology, Castillo-Carandang explained, “responsible conduct of research rests on respect for persons, beneficence, […]

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]]> èAV inks MOA with DLSU-D /upd-inks-moa-with-dlsu-d/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:08:27 +0000 /?p=59594 UP Diliman (èAV), through the èAV College of Architecture (CA), and De La Salle University Dasmariñas (DLSU-D) have recently agreed to jointly conduct research and perform extension work for the next 12 months, to create a master plan for the DLSU-D campus in Cavite. Their collaboration’s primary output will be a conceptual comprehensive masterplan for […]

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